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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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